A state judge has issued a temporary order that keeps Ralph Nader off the Florida presidential ballot. Mr. Nader is trying to get on the ballot as the Reform Party nominee, but Judge Kevin Davey of Circuit Court agreed with Democrats who argued that...

For now, Ralph Nader will be listed on the Michigan presidential ballot as an independent. He qualified after more than 50,000 signatures were submitted on his behalf, apparently with help from the state Republican Party. Mr. Nader would prefer to...

July 20, 2004, Tuesday

By MICHAEL JANOFSKY and SARAH KERSHAW; Michael Janofsky reported from Washington for this article and Sarah Kershaw from Seattle. Eli Sanders contributed reporting from Seattle

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